Ophiusa tettensis

Ophiusa tettensis [1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa and the Congo.

Ophiusa tettensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. tettensis
Binomial name
Ophiusa tettensis
(Hopffer, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa cameronis (Plötz, 1880)
  • Ophiusa expedita (Walker, 1858)
  • Ophiodes tettensis Hopffer, 1858
  • Anua tettensis (Hopffer, 1858)
  • Ophiodes cameronis Plötz, 1880
  • Ophisma expedita Walker, 1858

A known foodplant of this species is Combretum indicum (a Combretaceae).[2]

References
  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. africanmoths


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